Press Releases
Over 1.4 Million Children Forced to Flee Conflict in Nigeria and Region
NEW YORK (September 18, 2015) – A sharp increase in attacks by the armed group commonly known as Boko Haram has uprooted 500,000 children over the past five months, bringing the total number of...
Statement on the Situation of Refugee and Migrant Children in Hungary
NEW YORK (September 17, 2015) – UNICEF is in touch with the Government of Hungary's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York to discuss how refugee and migrant children can be...
NFL Foundation and 50 Fund Announce Legacy Play Initiative for Super Bowl 50
The NFL Foundation and 50 Fund , the legacy fund of the Super Bowl 50 Host Committee, announced today a new Super Bowl 50 initiative for Bay Area youth and communities called PLAY 60, Play On . The...
WHO/UNICEF Report: Malaria MDG Target Achieved Amid Sharp Drop in Cases and Mortality, but 3 Billion People Remain at Risk
NEW YORK (September 17, 2015) – Malaria death rates have plunged by 60 percent since 2000, translating into 6.2 million lives saved, the vast majority of them children, according to a joint WHO-UNICEF...
Statement Attributable to Hanaa Singer, UNICEF Representative in Syria on Child Casualties
NEW YORK (September 16, 2015) – UNICEF condemns, in the strongest terms, yesterday’s mortar attacks on civilian areas of Aleppo which reportedly killed at least 19 children, including six in a UNICEF...
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador David Beckham Calls on World Leaders to #ENDviolence Against Children
NEW YORK (September 15, 2015) – UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador David Beckham is championing a letter signed by 18 child survivors of violence that calls on world leaders to end the widespread abuse that...
Millions of Children Across Conflict-Hit Syria Deprived of Education
NEW YORK (September 15, 2015) – As children around the world return to school, there are more than two million in Syria who will not be able to join them. According to UNICEF, another 400,000 are at...
Bethany Mota Teams Up With UNICEF to Help Kids Around the World Go Back to School
NEW YORK (September 14, 2015) – As children in the U.S. prepare to head back to school, YouTube star and social media influencer Bethany Mota is teaming up with UNICEF to raise awareness about global...
Pacific Prepares for Strengthening El Niño
NEW YORK (September 14, 2015) – The United Nations is urging Pacific Islanders and their governments to prepare now for a looming El Niño emergency with the potential to affect more than four million...
UNICEF Urges European Leaders to Quickly Turn New Commitments for Refugees and Migrants into Action for Children
NEW YORK (September 11, 2015) – UNICEF welcomes increasing commitments by European leaders to support refugees and migrants – commitments that should now trigger urgent action by all EU Member States...